Paper Number
GR10                         My Program 

Session
Gallery of Rheology Contest

Title
Liquid crystalline surfactant phases hydrating in confined environments

Presentation Date and Time
October 16, 2024 (Wednesday) 6:30

Track / Room
Gallery of Rheology / Waterloo 3 & 4

Authors (Click on name to view author profile)

1. Kelkar, Parth U. (Purdue University, School of Materials Engineering)
2. Erk, Kendra A. (Purdue University, School of Materials Engineering)
3. Lindberg, Seth (Procter & Gamble Co.)

Author and Affiliation Lines (in printed abstract book)
Parth U. Kelkar¹, Kendra A. Erk¹ and Seth Lindberg^2
1School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906; ²Procter & Gamble Co., West Chester, OH 45069

Speaker / Presenter 
Kelkar, Parth U.

Keywords
surfactants

Text of Abstract
Interface between the hexagonal and cubic phases of a concentrated solution of the non-ionic surfactant Hexaethylene glycol monododecyl ether (C₁₂E₆). Cross-polarized optical micrograph captured six days after starting the experiment.